47th Tony Awards
The 47th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre in New York City on June 6, 1993. The host was Liza Minnelli.
Eligibility
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1992–1993 season before May 5, 1993 are eligible.;Original plays
- Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
- Chinese Coffee
- Face Value
- The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
- Fool Moon
- The Real Inspector Hound
- Redwood Curtain
- Shakespeare for My Father
- The Sisters Rosensweig
- Solitary Confinement
- Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
- The Song of Jacob Zulu
- Ain't Broadway Grand
- Anna Karenina
- Blood Brothers
- The [Goodbye Girl (musical)|The Goodbye Girl]
- Gypsy Passion
- Kiss of [the Spider Woman (musical)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]
- My Favorite Year
- Oba Oba '93
- Tango Pasion
- 3 from Brooklyn
- The Who's Tommy
- Anna Christie
- Candida
- A [Christmas Carol (1988 play)|A Christmas Carol]
- The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden
- The Long Christmas Dinner
- The Price
- Saint Joan
- Salome
- The Seagull
- The Show Off
- Three Men on a Horse
- ''Wilder, Wilder, Wilder''
The ceremony
The theme of the ceremony was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of theatre in Times Square, and the telecast opened with a new song, "Celebrate Broadway." The musical presentation was a "Sisters Medley" with sisters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft. The finale was Oklahoma!, with 1993 Tony Award winners and Company.Presenters: Bea Arthur, Tom Bosley, Matthew Broderick, Ellen Burstyn, Diahann Carroll, Michael Crawford, Tyne Daly, Tammy Grimes, Marvin Hamlisch, Julie Harris, Gregory Hines, James Earl Jones, Agnes de Mille, Amanda Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Mercedes Ruehl, Ron Silver, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen.
Performers: Barry Bostwick, Liza Minnelli, Bill Irwin, David Shiner, and cast members from Cats; Crazy For You; Falsettos, Guys and Dolls; Jelly's Last Jam; The [Will Rogers Follies].
Musicals and Plays represented:
- Blood Brothers ;
- The Goodbye Girl ;
- Kiss of the [Spider Woman (musical)|Kiss of the Spider Woman] - The Musical ;
- The Who's Tommy ;
- Angels in America: Millennium Approaches ;
- The Sisters Rosensweig ;
- Someone Who'll Watch Over Me ;
- The Song of Jacob Zulu.
Award winners and nominees
''Winners are in bold''Special awards
- Regional Theatre Award - La Jolla Playhouse
- Special Tony Award - Oklahoma!
- Tony Honor
- *IATSE
- *Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Multiple nominations and awards
These productions had multiple nominations:- 11 nominations: ''Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Who's Tommy
- 9 nominations: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
- 6 nominations: Blood Brothers and The Song of Jacob Zulu
- 5 nominations: Anna Christie, The Goodbye Girl and The Sisters Rosensweig
- 4 nominations: Anna Karenina
- 3 nominations: My Favorite Year and Redwood Curtain
- 2 nominations: Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
- 7 wins: Kiss of the Spider Woman
- 5 wins: The Who's Tommy
- 4 wins: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches''